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OTTAWA (ODB) — The Ottawa Avnet Gargoyles were still stewing long after their controversial 9-8 loss to the Acadiens Thursday night, in a game that ended on a bizarre bang-bang play at the plate in which the Acadien runner should have been called out. “That was absolute (nonsense),” fumed Gargs catcher Mark Brennae, using a […]

OTTAWA (ODB) — Well, now we know Lady Luck is not a stingy, little biatch. After enduring countless instances of bad hops, rover-snagged liners and balls that somehow fell in for opposition hits, the Gargoyles finally had a few things go their way Tuesday night at Hampton Yards in a 10-0 rout of Broadway. Check […]

Ottawa Sports Guy will return in early August, batteries recharged and ready to commentate (oh yeah, new word!) on all things sports. See you then!

OTTAWA (ODB) — Through 3 1/2 innings Sunday night, it looked as though the Ottawa Avnet Gargoyles were on their way to their second consecutive OCSL victory. But those aspirations were sidetracked by a pair of robust innings as C division Pennex knocked the ball around and scored 12 runs in the fourth and fifth […]

There comes a time in the season where the most ardent supporter, the most “glass-half filled” fan has to just let it go and accept that his team is not a playoff contender. That time has come for me. The Jays gave it a good run, but ultimately they could not defeat the injury reaper, […]

You may remember the Terrell Owens spin on this scene from Valkyrie, but this one hits a little closer to home for fans of the Senators:

Question: right from the beginning of Sens training camp last season, what was the team’s glaring weakness as stated by those in the know? Answer: a puck-moving defenceman. Time and time we were told that the Senators could not get the offence going because as soon as the puck was played deep into their end, […]

Roy Halladay: 2009 American League All-Star

Aaron Hill: 2009 American League All-Star

OTTAWA (ODB) – Norm Wong returned to the mound and some much-needed bite returned to the Gargs’ bats, as the Men in Black put the brakes on a 13-game losing streak by dispatching Ollsons 13-9 in a highly entertaining OCSL game Sunday night at Hampton Yards. Playing in front of a season-high crowd of 26 […]